It's Election Day: Informal Exit Poll; Pennslyvania Races; Potential Election Surprises; Ballot Measures

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 8, 2022

Coming up on today's show: 

  • Throughout the show, callers share who they are voting for if they only just decided in the past two weeks; whether they're voting FOR someone, or AGAINST someone and voters from around the country from swing states and districts call in. 
  • Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent and host of The People's Guide to Power, talks about her reporting on the process of voting and tallying votes as swing voters call in.
  • Jonathan Tamari, national political reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, discusses what he's looking out for in Pennsylvania's midterm races.
  • Aaron Blake, senior political reporter, writing for The Fix at The Washington Post, joins to discuss the competitive races around the country, and which results might come as a surprise.
  • Libby Nelson, deputy policy editor at Vox, joins to break down some of the initiatives and referendums on ballots across the country on election day.

Transcripts are posted to each segment as soon as they are available.

 

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